CREMONA, Italy (Reuters) -After more than a year without scoring at club level, Evan Ferguson needed a mere four minutes off the bench to finally announce himself at AS Roma, with his goal on Sunday helping to fire his side to the top of the Serie A standings.

Roma led 1-0 at Cremonese when Ferguson appeared on the hour mark, and after Neil El Aynaoui's pass found the unmarked Irishman in the area, he calmly took a touch before guiding his shot round the keeper into the corner of the net.